Who Said This Was an Otome Game!

Chapter 15.3

Being questioned by Nicole, I recall Noe's expression while talking to Lydi.

[They did look like they were going against each other but....]

[Even though she pretended to be lively, her approach was compellingly dreadful. As if she wants to be with Noe no matter what.]

And then I looked at Noe together with Nicole, Noe furrowed his eyebrows as if to say that it's unthinkable.

[Even as a mistake, I've only had contact with her as a teacher okay?!]

[Yeah, I don't doubt that part, I'm just wondering if you have any idea or something...]

Noe is also a capture target in the game.

Perhaps it might just be inevitable for Lydi to be involved with Noe.

Still, I didn't want to think of it as destiny.

[.....I don't have anything in particular. I feel like she gets along better with Camille-kun and Serge-kun.]

[It would have been easier to understand if her aim is to get intimate with Noe, though.]

[I won't cheat on you, you know?!]

[Yeah, you won't be satisfied with a woman now. More importantly, it will be better to be careful now that we don't know her objective.]

The first half is for Noe, the second half is for me.

Upon Nicole's words, Noe mouth opens and closes.

[Does that mean me too?]

[Yes, because she might ask Sheryl-sama to be a bridge between you.]

[Sheryl-kun, you can refuse with all your strength!]

It's as if a bud of dislike has sprouted in his heart, Noe didn't want to get involved with Lydi as much as possible.

I also feel distasteful towards Lydi lately so it's not that I don't understand how he feels.

[I've calmed down a lot so I will move to the chair.]

[Today isn't really scheduled for treatment, how about taking a rest?]

[Just for a bit, we will go back before the sun sets. Noe, any words from Bellom-sensei yet?]

[No, there's nothing as of now.]

[Sensei is also probably busy, it can't be helped.]

As I moved over the chair, I looked at the set of techniques arranged on top of the desk.

In there is a technique on how to discharge mana completely written.

This is an improvised healing technique based on the paper written by an Alumni.

Even though I excavated the article that Noe buried, why has it been overlooked until now?

That's because the efficiency of the technique is so bad and wasn't useful.

In order to activate the Mana for the treatment, there's a technique to increase the depleted Mana by using magic stones. The Mana stored in the magic stone is moved to the target by manipulating it.

On the Alumni's paper, this mechanism is reversed, so instead of "magic stone to person" it's "person to magic stone" and has changed so as to suck the Mana from a person.

But that treatment that causes less burden, when changed into such a form, caused double the burden.

As this paper was originally devised and submitted only for the purpose of preventing the enemy from using magic, but he failed to properly evaluate its importance because the user's Mana get's depleted faster than the opponent's, so the submitted report never got to see the light of day.